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Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the author's daughter when they adopt her?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

2. What do Chinese officials call women who flee their hometowns to give birth?
(a) Birth smugglers.
(b) Birth guerrillas.
(c) Baby guerrillas.
(d) Birth vigilantes.

3. What is the name of the ship Karin watches sail under the Golden Gate Bridge?
(a) China Moon.
(b) Chinese Buddha.
(c) Paper Moon.
(d) China Doll.

4. Which other country is NOT mentioned as a frequent home of Chinese adoptees?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) Spain.

5. To what Broadway show's music does Kelly fall asleep in White Cloud Park?
(a) "Annie."
(b) "Oklahoma!"
(c) "Cats."
(d) "West Side Story."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes that "A child's chromosomes are an irretrievably scrambled mishmash of its grandparents' chromosomes and so on..."?

2. At one time in history, what is cut into intricate pieces that fit like puzzles so that separated family could find one another?

3. Which of these is a song Karin and Mark sing to Kelly in the hotel room?

4. Who is Max?

5. What is the first glimpse Karin and Mark get of their baby?

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